In this episode, I speak to Chris Evans and Nihal George of Oliver Wyman Digital. Rather than hearing from a founder or CEO of a startup, this instalment of the podcast focuses on an exciting area within the startup world: FinTech. This conversation spans many topics within this sphere such as: the current landscape of FinTech and which direction they see fintech heading in, as well the current pain points experienced by SME customers. We also talk about the role of financial services incumbents in innovating, the growing divide between the gig economy and the traditional economy, the impact of COVID-19 on the FinTech space and the potential disruption of the financial services industry by big tech.

After this discussion we touch on advice for students interested in FinTech and the importance of considering an endgame, why we're seeing highly capable students flocking to fintechs and startups as well as the cultural and structural differences between small fintechs versus large corporations and the impact one can have, and many other topics.

About our guests:

Chris Evans is the head of Oliver Wyman Digital in Australia and is a partner in the global Finance and Risk practice.

Nihal George is a Principal at Oliver Wyman Digital, specialising in FinTech and digital ventures.

Where to find out about Oliver Wyman:

https://www.oliverwyman.com/